3. Consider the following statement regarding the Arab conquest of Sindh in 712 A.D. :1. It did not prove to be permanent2.It was adequately supported by the Caliphs3. It lasted for about three centuriesWhich of these statements are correct?

1, 2 and 3

1 and 2

2 and 3

1 and 3

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4. Who were Barids during the Sultanate period?

Police officers

News reporters

Revenue officers

Accountants

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5. Al Beruni came to India along with :

Mahmud of Ghazni

Muhammad-bin-Qasim

Muhammad Ghuri

Timur

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6. The first Muslim ruler in India was :

Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq

Mahmud of Ghazni

Qurbuddin Aibak

Muhammad Ghori

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7. Who was the first and the last woman ruler of Delhi?

Chand Bii

Noor Jahan

Razia Sultan

Mumtaz Mahal

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8. Consider the following passage :" In the course of a career on the road spanning almost thirty years, he crossed the breadth of the Eastern Hemisphere, visited territories equivalent to about 44 modern coountries, and put behind him a total distance of approximately 73000 miles."The world's greatest traveller of pre-modern times to whom the above passage refers is :

Fahien

Marco Polo

Megasthanes

Ibn Batuta

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9. Ala-ud-din Khalji's revenue system was directed towardsI. controlling ambitious Muslim noblesII. Curbing the wealth and power of Hindu landowning classesincreased the State's income

I and II

III only

I, II and III

IV only

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10. Why was Balban so keen on increasing the prestige of his crown?

In order to impress his subjects

In order to curb any tendency to revolt

In order to satisfy the Khalipaha

In order to establish the divine rule

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11. Timur invaded India during the reign of :

Alauddin Khilji

Bahol Lodi

Firoz Tughlaq

Nasiruddin Mehmud

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12. Who laid the foundation of the first independent Turkish kingdom in India?

Mohammad Qasim

Qutubuddin Aibak

Ghiasuddin Balban

Mohammad-bin-Tughlaq

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13. Who among the following was not a slave before he became a king?

Ala-ud-din Khalji

Balban

Qutub-ud-din Aibak

Iltutmish

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14. Indians in ancient time learnt a lot from the Greeks in the field of :